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Magic: The Gathering – Fate Reforged Out Now

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After last week’s successful prerelease, Wizards of the Coast have officially launched the latest Magic: The Gathering set – Fate Reforged onto store shelves. Travel back in time on the plane of Tarkir to a time that dragons ravaged the land and the world’s five clans fought for supremacy.

Like other Magic sets, Fate Reforged cards are available in Booster Packs, Intro Packs, Fat Packs (containing 9 boosters)and of course Booster Boxes (containing 36 boosters). There will also be a Clash Pack released alongside the set, much like M15’s Fate & Fury pack.

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The cards are available in stores NOW so head down to your local gaming store and start slinging spells like the best of them. Will you fight for the clans or the dragons? Let us know in the comments below and make sure you stay tuned to Capsule Computers for all the Magic news as it becomes available.

The Witcher Battle Arena out on Mobile Devices

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CD Projekt RED and Fuero Games have officially released a MOBA for mobile devices featuring characters from the popular RPG series The Witcher. It is titled The Witcher Battle Arena and is available now for iOS and Android platforms.

It’s a fairly brave move for CD Projekt RED to put this title out on mobile devices. While there aren’t any strong MOBA’s on these platforms, it’s because the platform isn’t well suited to the genre. Additionally the series has been PC focused to date, making this an odd release choice. It’s a strange choice to release this title ahead of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and hopefully fans of the series won’t see this as selling out.

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The Witcher Battle Arena is a free to play title. While there is a monetization system, according to CD Projeckt RED there are no pay-to-win elements. The title ships with nine playable heroes from the popular RPG series with two playable maps. We have attached the launch trailer for the game as well as some key pieces of art below so be sure to check those out.

 

Demo and pre-orders for The Menagerie to launch on February 6

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Today Lupiesoft announced that they will be releasing the demo for their upcoming (18+ Only) PC visual novel The Menagerie on February 6th. The demo will be launched on Manga Gamer and that is also the same day that those interested in The Menagerie will be able to pre-order the title for $15.95.

As mentioned before, The Menagerie is an adult visual novel that will feature yuri, futanari and various other scenes when it is fully released and it will tell the story of Roa-Ji, a Drachene who will meet many strange and interesting people as she experiences life in the world of “supreme decadence” that makes up The Menagerie. Additional information including character profiles can be found on the The Menagerie’s official website here while a teaser video can be found here.

‘D-Frag!’ English Dub Cast Revealed

Over the past three days, FUNimation has been revealing the cast members for the English dub of D-Frag!. Here is the list in its entirety:

  • Ataru Kawahara – J. Michael Tatum
  • Chitose Karasuyama – Whitney Rodgers
  • Kenji Kazama – Austin Tindle
  • Minami Ohsawa – Caitlin Glass
  • Nagayama – Ian Sinclair
  • Roka Shibasaki – Bryn Apprill
  • Sakura Mizukami – Megan Shipman
  • Yokoshima – Josh Grelle
  • Young Ataru – J. Michael Tatum
  • Young Kazama – Austin Tindle
  • Tsutsumi Inada – Morgan Garrett
  • Takao – Tia Ballard

Also revealed were the technical details of the set, which comes with two DVDs and two Blu-ray discs. The main feature will be in 1080p HD/480 SD and the extras will be in 1080p/1080i HD. Audio tracks include Dolby TrueHD English and Japanese 2.0, English 5.1 surround and Japanese stereo. In an unusual move for FUNimation, they have decided to encode the Blu-rays for regions A and B and the DVDs for regions 1, 2 and 4. On-disc extras include: actor commentaries, Pre-Air TV Commercials, The New DVD/BD Cheer, The New DVD/BD Cheer (Funabori Version), A Commercial within a Commercial, Mobile Rally Commercial, textless opening song ”Stalemate!”, textless song ”Minna no Namae wo Irete Kudasai”, a promotional video, trailers.

The limited edition release is now available for pre-order here, ahead of its April 28 release.

Latest Bandai Namco trademark hints at God Eater 2: Rage Burst localization

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It looks like Bandai Namco just might be bringing God Eater 2: Rage Burst to the West if this recent trademark filing is anything to go by. Today NeoGAF members found that the company had recently trademarked “Rage Burst” in Europe which is the subtitle for the recently announced God Eater 2 port for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.

It is worth noting that the first God Eater title was not released in the West until its enhanced version, Gods Eater Burst, was released in Japan and then localized so it is entirely possible that Bandai Namco is following the same trend with the sequel.

Section 23 Films Reveals May Release Schedule

Section 23 Films has just revealed their release schedule for May 2015. All titles will be released on both DVD and Blu-ray.

The May 5 releases include Maiden Japan’s release of Patlabor: The Movie and Sentai Filmworks’ just-announced release of The World God Only Knows: OVA Collection. The OVA collection will contain four episodes: ‘Four Girls and an Idol’,  ‘The Reunion’, ‘The Encounter’ and ‘Magical Star Kanon 100%!’. All May 5 releases have an SRP of $29.98 (DVD) and $39.98 (Blu-ray) and will feature dual-audio.

The May 12 releases include a subtitled-only release of The Familiar of Zero: Rondo of Princesses, with an SRP of $49.98 (DVD) and $59.98 (Blu-ray), and the dual-audio release of Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse Collection 2, with an SRP of $59.98 (DVD) and $69.98 (Blu-ray).

Ninja Scroll will be released with dual audio on May 19 with an SRP of $14.98 (DVD) and $24.98 (Blu-ray).

The May 26 releases include a subtitled-only release of Student Council’s Discretion Lv. 2, with an SRP of $49.98 (DVD) and $59.98 (Blu-ray), and the just-announced dual-audio release of Soni-Ani: Super Sonico the Animation, with an SRP of $59.98 (DVD) and $59.98 (Blu-ray).

All prices listed are in US dollars. Retailer prices may differ.

Jessica Nigri to voice Sonico in Super Sonico English Dub

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In what might be a first, Sentai Filmworks has announced that when they release SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation with an English dub on Blu-ray and DVD on May 26th, the lead character Sonico will be voiced by Jessica Nigri. Jessica may be a familiar name to many as she is a popular cosplayer who has helped promote various games before, such as Lollipop Chainsaw as she cosplayed as Juliet Starling.

Nigri has previsouly voiced the character Cinder Fall in the RWBY series and in the press release she seemed quite enthusiastic for the role as she stated:

“I always felt a connection with Sonico She’s just got such a positive and genuine spirit about her that when they asked me about playing the part, I squealed with joy! It’s like my dream was finally coming true. Being here with my Sentai family has been surreal.”

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For those who are unaware of Super Sonico, she is often used as a mascot for as the mascot character for Nitroplus and has been featured in various promotions and video games in Japan. As for the anime series, Sentai Filmworks has provided the below story description:

Saying Sonico is an incredibly busy young woman is an understatement. She juggles a modeling career, part-time work at her grandmother’s bar, performs lead vocals and guitar in an all-girl band, ALL while attending college! Not to mention taking care of her five cats. Or is that the other way around? When her workload gets a little too heavy, she can count on her fellow musicians Suzu and Furi, and the rest of her friends for a stabilizing influence. Get ready for the bounciest adventure ever as this three girl band shakes, rattles, rolls and takes Tokyo by storm.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD combat mechanics highlighted in latest trailer

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A new “Orience News” trailer for Final Fantasy Type-0 HD has been released by Square Enix and this one is a Combat Special which means that it focuses on detailing the combat system that will be used in the game once it is released in mid-March. Players will be fighting in parties of three but since there are fourteen members of Class Zero, anyone who falls in combat can be replaced by a member in the reserves, even if all three are defeated at once.

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Each member of Class Zero has unique skills and specialties that they can use to defeat enemies and when an enemy is defeated, they will leave behind a Phantoma that can be used to increase the power of a cadet’s magic. Check out the combat as well as a number of other combat mechanics in the trailer below.

Toukiden: Kiwami PS4 and PS Vita comparison screenshots released

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As we now know, Koei Tecmo is planning on releasing Toukiden: Kiwami, an enhanced version of the original Toukiden, that adds new Oni to slay along with three new weapons to do so; the Naginata, Kanabo, and Gun, on the PlayStation 4 as well as the PlayStation Vita.

As such, a number of comparison screenshots have been released (through Gamestalk) today to show off how the PlayStation 4 version will look better than the Vita version. In the screenshots, found below, you’ll notice a significant improvement between the two versions. Currently Toukiden: Kiwami is set to be released in North America on March 31st and in Europe on March 27th.

Telltale’s Game of Thrones Episode 2 release date set for early February

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Last December Telltale Games started their own Game of Thrones game series with Iron from Ice and now less than two months later the company has revealed that they plan on releasing the second episode, ‘The Lost Lords’ in the beginning of February.

To be a bit more specific, Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game Series: The Lost Lords will be released on February 3rd for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC, and Mac while the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions will be released on February 4th and finally February 5th will see the episode released on iOS and Android.

To go along with this announcement Telltale Games has released a trailer for The Lost Lords giving us a brief glimpse at what we can expect as the game takes us to The Wall and flirts with open war between houses.